Table 2

Nutritional intake and physical activity in two groups of vitamin D supplements and placebo

InterventionVitamin D supplementsPlaceboP value
Energy (kcal/day)Pre1870.40±130.901852.36±127.550.92
Post1716.61±116.481664.43±90.230.72
P value0.190.19
Fat (g/day)Pre54.53±5.3958.18±3.710.57
Post47.18±3.8851.01±4.610.52
P value0.220.29
Protein (g/day)Pre91.4±10.1094.64±12.710.84
Post75.34±7.9476.88±10.090.90
P value0.270.12
Carbohydrate (g/day)Pre257.63±21.14235.51±18.470.43
Post251.86±23.94213.98±10.450.15
P value0.490.27
Cholesterol (g/day)Pre266.36±34.15280.65±33.090.76
Post259.85±35.17248.25±34.730.81
P value0.710.57
Vitamin D (µg/day)Pre1.44±0.231.47±0.210.92
Post1.02±0.201.42±0.170.14
P value0.140.59
Physical activity (MET.h/day)Pre38.46±1.2237.87±0.690.68
Post39.33±1.4636.23±0.630.06
P value0.860.11
  • Data are shown as means±SE.